Lazy to the max.

I am a lazy person. And far be it for me to judge others when I clearly have my own faults. However, I just witnessed such a display of laziness that even I, the girl who will hold her bladder for as long as possible at work because she doesn't like walking to the bathroom, was appalled. I got on the elevator at work and there were two plumbing guys already on. I was going to the eighth floor. They were trying to go to the 3rd floor, but for some reason the elevator wouldn't let them get off there. The button would not stay lit. So one of them pushes the second floor and says, " We can just get off on 2 and walk up." Then the other guy goes, "Yeah, we could, or we could get off at 4 and walk down." The first guy looks at the second guy, nods in agreement and presses 4. I checked and both of these men had full use of their legs. No limps. No canes. Super Mario was not a lazy plumber. Neither was Ron Jeremy.


I can understand if they hit 4 first. I can also understand if they were alone in the elevator and decided this was the best course of action. If I was alone I probably would have too. But I know for me, my embarrassment of my laziness usually springs me into action, especially if others are there to witness said laziness. But not these gentlemen. They had no problem stopping on an extra floor just so they could let gravity help them out as they walked down a flight of stairs. They unabashedly embraced their laziness, and maybe for that I should applaud them. Or maybe I should just be glad there are people out there who make me look like an Olympic athlete. I'm not yet sure.

I'm calling it Love.

I have found what I have been searching for my entire life. It took awhile, but I always knew it was out there and I never really gave up hope that fate would bring us together. Now, I can't imagine life without it and hope I will never have to experience the dullness and un-fulfillment my life was before I had this. My beautiful friend Erin introduced us. And by "us" I mean me and the Vosges Barcelona Bar*. When I was in, you guessed it, Barcelona with Tina we had this dessert with a name called "Three textures of chocolate" or something like that. It was a chocolate cake with molten, gooey chocolate on the inside and chocolate shavings on the outside. However, there was another taste that was hard to identify and totally unfamiliar, especially paired with chocolate. It brought out the taste of the chocolate so strongly and complimented it so well, I couldn't believe I had never tasted it before. Tina and I reviewed the menu again and realized there was a tiny about amount of olive oil and salt drizzled over the cake. I know. I know it sounds disgusting. But I don't really think I have tasted anything that delicious in my life. So, I was telling Erin about this wonderful cake when she said, "Oh! Vosges has a candy bar called the Barcelona Bar. It has SALT in it!" Do they ever. This dream bar has milk chocolate, roasted nuts and rock salt in it. There isn't so much salt that it is overbearing, but just enough that every once and awhile your tongue comes across it and the stars collide creating the Big Bang of taste. People who know me will not be at all surprised that I love a candy bar with salt in it. But really, even for the non salt enthusiasts out there, this candy bar is a real treat. The downside? Um, it's $7! I KNOW! It nearly killed me to pay for it, but actually, I think it is better that it is so outrageously overpriced. If it where anything south of $5 I would buy one a day and that would not be good for anyone. A rescue crew would have to break into my apartment and find me asleep (or in a coma) on a bed of Barcelona Bar wrappers covered in chocolate, nuts and salt. When they tried to remove me I would stand up clutching my Barcelona Bar singing/screaming/crying Akon's "Don't Matter." So go out and splurge if you are at all interested in learning what an orgasm tastes like, however unaffordable that orgasm might be. Next best thing to chocolate covered salt? Chocolate covered Thom Yorke.


*Vosges also makes other candy bars besides the Barcelona Bar that seem almost as wonderful (The Calindia Bar, The Goji Bar, The Naga Bar and The d'Olivia Bar) but again, at 7 bucks a pop, I doubt I'll be trying them any time soon. That is unless Vosges wants to send me some free samples so that I can pimp them online. I'm ok with that.

Old and New

I saw two great movies this week and thought I would share. The Gene Siskel Film Center was showing Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. I'd never seen this movie before and must say, I really enjoyed it. I came away at the end feeling angry and confused, but it is the kind of movie you keep thinking about long after it is over. There was a Northwestern communications professor there leading a discussion, and before the movie she said that after the movie was made, the actor who played Sal, Danny Aiello, claimed Sal wasn't a racist, but the director, writer, actor, Spike Lee, claimed that he was. The character of Sal is pretty interesting and realistic, and I think a lot of that has to do with this discordance. Da Mayor, played by Ossie Davis was fun to watch, and right on the money. Currently I'm working on the moves from Rosie Perez' opening dance sequence. I was 8 when this movie came out, so clearly, I missed it the first time around. I'm glad I got to see it on the big screen. For those of you who also missed it, I highly recommend it.

Next I saw the movie The Host. Oh my. I doubt it will be in theaters much longer so you better go out and see it. It broke all kinds of box office records in South Korea and won several film festival awards. It is a South Korean monster movie that is dramatic and hilarious at the same time. Basically, the story revolves around a family who is fighting this mutated creature from the river in Korea. The characters in the family are so funny and lovable. I was totally captivated by the entire film. Also, there are some pretty satirical depictions of the United States that are amusing, scary and right on the mark. I don't want to say too much more about it, lest I give away any good parts, but I really think it is worth seeing.